Walk 1612 - A circular walk from Lyndhurst

The New Forest is a wonderful mix of open heathland, bogs, ancient woodland interspersed with open tracts (lawns), and more recent plantings (Inclosures). This walk takes in examples of all these types of terrain and provides an opportunity to experience all sorts of wildlife: ponies and deer, in the spring primroses and violets, in the autumn fungi, hawks and kestrels over the heathlands and in the woods the birdsong is magnificent; and lots more for those knowledgeable enough and keen-eyed enough to find them. Two suggestions. Summer weekends might be best avoided because of heavy traffic on the A35 which has to be crossed once. And as one who normally is quite happy with an OS Landranger map in most areas in England and Wales, I would say the larger scale Explorer is essential for walking in the Forest (only at this scale do you get all the tracks shown) and a compass useful where a well defined track is non-existent or there are too many to choose from.

Suggested Maps

It is recommended you take a map with you when following a walk route. The preferred scale is 1:25000 used by the Explorer series.

OS Explorer

Sheet OL22

Note : If two maps are listed at the same scale then either (a) both are required for full coverage of the route or (b) the route is covered on both maps.

Other walks nearby

Walk 2666 - 8.4 miles / 13.4 km away
A walk in the north west of the New Forest
Grade - easy/moderate
Length - 9.3 miles / 15 km

Walk 1546 - 11.7 miles / 18.7 km away
Freshwater and Norton from Yarmouth, IOW
Grade - easy
Length - 5.0 miles / 8.1 km

Walk 2223 - 14.1 miles / 22.6 km away
The Needles & Tennyson’s Monument from Nodewell Farm
Grade - easy
Length - 4.0 miles / 6.5 km

Walk 2311 - 14.2 miles / 22.7 km away
The Needles & Tennyson’s Monument from Freshwater Bay
Grade - easy/moderate
Length - 6.0 miles / 9.8 km

Walk 2414 - 15.0 miles / 24.0 km away
Compton Down and Five Barrows from Compton Chine
Grade - easy/moderate
Length - 5.0 miles / 8.1 km

Walk 3142 - 16.9 miles / 27.0 km away
Bowcombe Down from Carisbrooke, IOW
Grade - easy
Length - 4.8 miles / 7.7 km

Walk 1601 - 16.9 miles / 27.0 km away
Bowcombe Down, Ashengrove and Upper Watchingwell from Carisbrooke, IOW
Grade - easy/moderate
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km

Walk 2916 - 17.3 miles / 27.8 km away
Gatcombe and Shorwell from Carisbrooke, IOW
Grade - moderate
Length - 10.0 miles / 16.3 km

Walk 1034 - 20.6 miles / 32.9 km away
Beacon and Old Winchester Hills on the South Downs
Grade - moderate
Length - 10.5 miles / 17.1 km

Walk 2662 - 21.3 miles / 34.0 km away
Beacon Hill and Warnford from Exton
Grade - easy/moderate
Length - 6.0 miles / 9.8 km

Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.